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Placer County Agriculture/Weights and Measures • 2020 Crop Report 1

2020 Industry Overview

2020Crop Report

2 Placer County Agriculture/Weights and Measures • 2020 Crop Report


JOSHUA P. HUNTSINGERAgricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures

AgricultureWeights and Measures

To: Karen Ross, Secretary California Department of Food and Agriculture1220 N StSacramento, CA 95814

To:The Honorable Placer County Board of SupervisorsBonnie Gore, District 1Robert Weygandt, District 2Jim Holmes, District 3Suzanne Jones, District 4Cindy Gustafson, District 5

Placer County Agriculture/Weights and Measures • 11477 E Ave • Auburn, CA, 95603(530) 889-7372 office • 530-823-1698 fax • [email protected]

I am pleased to submit the 2020 Agricultural Crop Production Report for Placer County in compliance with Section 2279 of the California Food and Agricultural Code. Also included is the Sustainable Agriculture Report in accordance with Section 2272 of the Code. Placer County’s total gross value of agricultural crops and products for 2020 was $90,710,116. This represents an increase of 4% above 2019’s value of $86,707,959, and Placer County’s highest value ever reported. This report reflects the gross value of agricultural crops and products and not the net income producers receive.

Rice retained its spot as Placer County’s top grossing crop with a value of $23,450,310, which represented a $2 million reduction due to a decrease in planted acreage. Beef cattle remained second in overall value, with a total value of $13,500,000, a $500,000 increase. Walnuts again occupied the third position at $13,154,003 with an increase of $1.3 million due to more of the recently planted acreage coming into production. Timber took over fourth with a value of $6,132,721, and Almond production entered the top five list for the first time with a value of $6,069,492.

2020 was a very challenging year for many due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One bright spot that emerged among the many difficulties was a renewed awareness and appreciation for our farmers and food supply. Many families experienced challenges in purchasing food and other products from their normal sources and responded by investigating and building relationships with local producers. I am optimistic that these relationships will continue long after the pandemic is over for the betterment of both the consumers and our farmers and ranchers.

The Placer County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office expresses its appreciation for the cooperation of all the growers, organizations and individuals who provided the information necessary for this report, as well as UCCE Farm Advisors, Cindy Fake and Dan Macon, and to Deputy Agricultural Commissioner, Corrie Larsen, who coordinated and compiled this report.

Respectfully submitted,

Joshua P. Huntsinger Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures


TABLE OF CONTENTS

2020 INDUSTRY OVERVIEW ....................................................................................65-Year Comparison Summary ........................................................................... 6Top 5 Crops for 2020 .......................................................................................... 6Fruit Crops ........................................................................................................... 7Nut Crops ............................................................................................................ 7Field Crops .......................................................................................................... 8Livestock and Poultry ......................................................................................... 9Misc. Livestock and Poultry Products ............................................................... 9Gross Timer Harvest and Christmas Trees ........................................................ 9Apiary Products ................................................................................................ 10Misc. Vegetable Crops .................................................................................... 10Nursery Stock .................................................................................................... 10Pest Exclusion Shipment Inspections .............................................................. 11Weights and Measures .............................................................................. 12–13

2020 ANNUAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE REPORT ..........................................14Noxious Weed Control .................................................................................... 15Detection Trapping .......................................................................................... 16Farmers’ Markets and Farm Stands ................................................................ 17

AGRICULTURE/WEIGHTS AND MEASURES DEPARTMENT STAFF ..........................18



5-YEAR COMPARISON SUMMARY


TOP 5 CROPS FOR 2020

2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

Fruit & Nut Crops $27,059,855 $20,761,473 $11,348,890 $9,818,000 $9,779,000

Field Crops $30,561,431 $32,484,236 $27,140,000 $16,565,000 $19,122,000

Vegetable Crops $2,012,526 $1,710,000 $2,000,000 $1,850,000 $1,750,000

Livestock/Poultry $17,130,350 $16,263,000 $17,839,000 $13,298,000 $20,580,000

Livestock/Poultry Products $1,736,000 $1,860,000 $1,904,000 $1,929,000 $1,500,000

Nursery Products $5,536,833 $7,048,500 $7,558,000 $8,442,000 $8,154,000

Apiary Products $223,000 $278,750 $75,000 $73,000 $62,000

Subtotals $84,280,432 $80,405,959 $67,864,890 $51,975,000 $60,947,000 Gross Timber Harvest/Christmas Trees $6,450,121 $6,302,000 $4,838,000 $6,084,000 $4,259,000

Grand Totals $90,710,116 $86,707,959 $72,702,890 $58,059,000 $65,206,000

Industry

$15,000,000

$20,000,000

$25,000,000

$30,000,000

$10,000,000

$5,000,000

$1,000,000

Cattle and Calves

$13,500,000

Timber

$6,069,492

$13,154,003

Walnuts

$23,450,310

Rice

$6,132,721

Almonds



FRUIT CROPS

NUT CROPS

*Miscellaneous Fruit and Nut Crops include apricots, berries, cherries, kiwi, nectarines, other citrus, persimmons, pistachios and olives.

PRODUCTION VALUE

Item Year BearingAcreage

Per Acre Total Unit Per Unit Total

Apples2020 49 0.45 22.05 TON 3,280 $72,324 2019 45 0.50 22.50 TON $3,000 $67,500

Grapes, Wine2020 315 2.79 878.85 TON $1,400 $1,964,7062019 307 3.75 1,151.25 TON $1,385 $1,594,481

Mandarins2020 286 5.50 1,573 TON $2,800 $4,104,4002019 260 5.00 1,300 TON $2,600 $3,380,000

Peaches2020 94 1.85 174.83 TON $2,000 $349,650 2019 95 1.50 142.50 TON $2,000 $285,000

Pears2020 15 10.60 159 TON $500 $79,500 2019 13 1.30 16.90 TON $4,055 $68,529

Plums2020 15 1.90 28.50 TON 1,750 $49,875 2019 15 1.10 16.50 TON $2,450 $40,425

Strawberries2020 17 502 8,534 FLAT $25 $213,350 2019 15 495 7,425 FLAT $24 $178,200

Miscellaneous Fruits and Tree Nuts*

2020 - - - - - $1,002,5552019 - - - - - $836,221

2020 Total $7,836,3602019 Total $6,450,356

PRODUCTION VALUE

Item Year BearingAcreage

Non-BearingAcreage

Per Acre Total Unit Per Unit Total

Almonds2020 3,406 767 0.54 1,839.24 TON $3,300 $6,069,4922019 2,085 1,115 .25 521.25 TON $4,860 $2,533,275

Walnuts2020 3,481 867 2.01 6,996.81 TON $1,880 $13,154,0032019 3,340 560 1.79 5,978.60 TON $1,970 $11,777,842

2020 Total $19,223,4952019 Total $14,311,117



FIELD CROPS

*Miscellaneous Field Crops include alfalfa, corn for fodder, oats, and wheat.

PRODUCTION VALUE

Item Year HarvestedAcreage

Per Acre Total Unit Per

Unit Total

HAY, GRAIN, MISC Field Crops

2020 4,867 3.15 15,331 TON $198 $3,035,5482019 4,400 3.00 10,902 TON $140 $1,673,584

Pasture, Irrigated2020 17,580 - - ACRE $122 $2,144,3232019 18,000 - - ACRE $125 $2,250,000

Pasture, Other2020 128,750 - - ACRE $15 $1,931,2502019 127,000 - - ACRE $22 $2,794,000

Rice2020 13,100 4.59 60,129 TON $390 $23,450,3102019 14,800 4.23 55,771 TON $360 $25,766,652

2020 Total $30,561,4312019 Total $32,484,236



LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY

MISCELLANEOUS LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY PRODUCTSIncludes milk, eggs and wool

GROSS TIMBER HARVEST AND CHRISTMAS TREES

* Other Livestock includes chickens, fish, goats, turkeys and swine.

Item Year No. of Head

Total Liveweight Unit Per

Unit Total

Cattle & Calves2020 16,000 108,000 CWT $125 $13,500,000 2019 15,300 103,400 CWT $125 $12,925,000

Sheep2020 9,450 10,395 CWT $130 $1,351,3502019 9,000 9,900 CWT $120 $1,188,000

Other Livestock*2020 - - - - $2,279,0002019 - - - - $2,150,000

2020 Total $17,130,3502019 Total $16,263,000

Item Year Production Unit Total Value

Timber2020 35,438,000 BD. FT $6,132,7212019 32,000,000 BD. FT $6,026,000

Christmas Trees2020 - - $317,4002019 - - $276,000

2020 Total $6,450,1212019 Total $6,302,000

$1,736,000 $1,860,000

2020 2019

$2,000,000

$1,500,000

$1,000,000

$500,000

TIMBER REVENUE2020 vs. 2019

$148,121



2020 2019

$2,000,000

$10,000,000

$1,500,000

$7,500,000

$1,000,000

$5,000,000

$500,000

$2,500,000

2020

$2,012,526

2019

$1,710,000

$7,048,500

$5,536,833

MISCELLANEOUS VEGETABLE CROPSIncludes leafy greens, tomatoes, peppers, cucurbits, root vegetable and others

NURSERY STOCK

APIARY PRODUCTSIncludes honey, package bees, queens, pollination and wax

2020 2019

$350,000

$250,000 $223,000

$278,750

$150,000

$50,000



PEST EXCLUSION SHIPMENT INSPECTIONS

50,231SHIPMENTS PROFILED

4PEST INTERCEPTIONS

Includes “A” and “Q” rated insects, weeds and diseases.

33SHIPMENTS REJECTED

Includes inspection of incoming shipments which may harbor prohibited insects, weeds and plant diseases and inspection of plant and outdoor-related items for new residents moving from areas known to be infested with Gypsy Moth.

32ORGANIC FARMS(Various crops)

76CERTIFIED PRODUCER

CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY PLACER COUNTY

6,129ACRES OF ORGANIC CROPS

ORGANIC FARMS AND CERTIFIED

PRODUCERS

21EXPORT

CERTIFICATES ISSUED



MEASURING DEVICES

Weights and Measures

Device Type Inspections Performed

Electric Submeter 144Fabric/Cordage/Wire Meter 31Gas Vapor Submeter 145LPG (Propane) Meters 57Retail Motor Fuel Dispensers 2362Retail Water Meters 28Tank Meter 3Vehicle Meters 16Water Submeters 99

2020 Totals 2885

118PETROLEUM

SERVICE STATION INSPECTIONS



WEIGHING DEVICES

QUANTITY CONTROL

Device Type Inspections Performed

Computing Scales 595Counter Scales 88Platform/Dormant Scales 63Hopper/Tank Scales 2Hanging Scales 37Livestock Scales 12Monorail/Meatbeam Scales 5Prescription/Jewelry Scales 6Vehicle Scales 15

2020 Totals 823

Locations Tested for Price Verification 63Items Scanned for Price Verification 1611Overcharges 18Undercharges 25



NOXIOUS WEEDS ALONG THE I-80 CORRIDORRoadways serve as conduits for the movement of invasive plants into and throughout Placer County. Vehicles traveling on interstate and regional highways as well as local roads can unintentionally move and introduce invasive plants to new locales. The most significant and threatening travel thoroughfare in our area is the I-80 corridor which directly links northern California to other western states that are infested with invasive plants that are not established in California, or are here in limited numbers. Likewise, weeds like yellow starthistle and stinkwort, which are prevalent on the western slope of the Sierras, are poised to move eastward along roadways into the mountains absent intervention and management.

To counter these threats, the Placer County Agriculture Department cooperates with Caltrans to conduct annual surveys and treatments along I-80 between Colfax and Donner Summit. During the summer months when weeds are actively growing and readily visible, agriculture department inspectors scour the interstate shoulders and medians looking for new occurrences of troublesome weeds like spotted knapweed, musk thistle and perennial pepperweed. These annual efforts allow inspectors to identify, treat and eradicate infestations before they become established and spread outside of the travel way into forest, riparian and other environments including agricultural lands in western Placer County. In 2020, over 553 noxious weed sites were treated.

553NOXIOUS WEED SITES TREATED

2020 Annual Sustainable Agriculture Report



NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL

Weed Acres Treated Sites Controlled

Spotted Knapweed 469 366Yellowstar Thistle 3.8 36Musk Thistle 14.36 18Perennial Pepperweed 14.19 86Scotch Thistle 39.6 47Canada Thistle 0.87 9Dalmation Toadflax 7.16 6Myrtle Spurge 0.62 7Dyer's Woad 2.59 2Russian Knapweed 0.114 2Diffuse Knapweed 0.98 5

2020 Totals 553.28 591




DETECTION TRAPPING

Pest Servicings No. of Traps Deployed

Asian Citrus Psyllid 5,103 382Glassy-winged Sharpshooter 2,898 374Gypsy Moth 2,703 350Japanese Beetle 744 106Light Brown Apple Moth 1,755 159Mediterranean Fruit Fly 1,767 159Melon Fruit Fly 421 45Oriental Fruit Fly 546 47European Grapevine Moth 450 35

2020 Totals 16,387 1,657



Farmers’ Markets and Farm Stands

CERTIFIED FARMERS’ MARKETS

FARM STANDS

7CERTIFIED

FARMERS’ MARKETS

76+ FARM STANDS

Certified farmers’ markets are one of the primary ways that consumers connect with local farmers. They also serve as business incubators for beginning farmers and ranchers to get their start at a small scale. Placer County currently has thirteen certified farmers’ markets in Auburn, Granite Bay, Lincoln Hills, Loomis, Rocklin, Roseville and Tahoe City.

Neighborhood farm stands are growing in popularity throughout Placer County. These roadside stands are allowed “by-right” according to county code, and provide an opportunity for farmers to sell their produce directly from their farms. Placer County currently has over 70 farm stands.



Agriculture/Weights and Measures Department StaffAgricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and MeasuresJoshua Huntsinger

Deputy Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and MeasuresCorrie Larsen

Supervising Agricultural and Standards InspectorDarryl Mitani

Agricultural and Standards InspectorsJoseph JimenezKelsey LewisLisa RutherfordMichael PlotzRyan FernandezSarah SilvaTanya Russell

Agricultural and Standards Inspectors —Inspector Aide Melissa Gatlin

Wildlife SpecialistsDave BugenigJay ShepherdRobert Rath

Executive SecretaryTammy Lindstrom

Accounting Technician Jeanne Johnston

Administrative ClerksBeth SatterleeMarie MalloySonja Rogers



PLACER COUNTY AGRICULTURE/WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 11477 E AvenueAuburn, CA 95603Office: (530) 889-7372 Fax: (530) [email protected]

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